No names of suspects, officers given in Ottumwa shootout

One person was killed and another was injured Friday during a gun battle involving Ottumwa police and three suspects near an elementary school, the city's police chief said
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Police and various law enforcement personnel monitor the scene following a police shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon.(Photo: Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press)

OTTUMWA, Ia. — A day after police in Ottumwa engaged in a deadly shootout that left one man dead and another seriously injured, authorities have not released the names of the suspects or officers involved.

The shootout happened Friday afternoon after police received a report of people with guns in an outdoor area near Liberty Elementary. Arriving officers say they encountered several suspects and that at least one of them fired at officers, who fired back, killing one suspect and injuring another who remained hospitalized Saturday. A third suspect was arrested quickly.

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Police respond to a report of people with guns at a residence near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Ottumwa Police Chief Tom McAndrew says that when officers arrived, the suspects and officers exchanged gunfire. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Authorities respond to a shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Police and various law enforcement personnel monitor the scene following a police shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Police respond to the scene of a shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Law enforcement responds to a report people have guns at a residence near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Police in southeastern Iowa say one person is dead and another injured following a shootout with officers that sent a nearby elementary school into lockdown. Another person was arrested and a suspect that escaped is armed and dangerous. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Police respond to the scene of a shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Police respond to a report that people have guns at a residence near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Ottumwa Police Chief Tom McAndrew says that when officers arrived, the suspects and officers exchanged gunfire. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press

Police respond to the scene of a shootout near Liberty Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Students and staff at Liberty Elementary were taken to a shelter inside the school guarded by police and remained there until late Friday afternoon. Matt Milner/Ottumwa Courier/Associated Press